Other Brother Studios film fund 2022 winners announced!

December 19, 2022

We are delighted to announce that the winners of the Other Brother Studios film fund are…

BTS images from shoot in Australia

August 11, 2022

Here are some BTS images from another shoot with Rich Webb. Our second shoot in Australia 🇦🇺

A selection of BTS images from the first half of 2022

July 15, 2022

3x talented filmmakers have been busy at work creating amazing short films; Emily Greenwood (STOP DEAD), Mojola Akinyemi (FERRET), Josh Rose (SINNERMAN). We are thrilled to support these filmmakers and the wonderful teams creating the work alongside them.

FERRET short film poster revealed.

June 13, 2022

A new poster is revealed for short film FERRET, written and directed by Mojola Akinyemi, funded by Other Brother Studios Film Fund.

STOP DEAD BTS photos!

June 7, 2022

Thrilled to share some BTS photos for horror short film STOP DEAD.

Horror short film STOP DEAD now in Post-Production

May 31, 2022

We are thrilled to announce that horror short film STOP DEAD is now in post-production.

STOP DEAD synopsis: When a workaholic city detective and her laid-back partner try to stop a dishevelled girl staggering down the middle of a country road, they discover she’s being stalked by some unseen entity with a horrifying ultimatum: you stop moving, you die.

The Song of Wandering Aengus screening Friday 27th May at The Art Station

May 26, 2022

Our 8x award winning short animated film ‘The Song of Wandering Aengus’ is screening at The Art Station tomorrow, Friday 27th May.

Other Brother Studios is 6 years old!

April 11, 2022

6 years of creating, producing, directing, filming, animating and carving our own path into the film industry.

We wanted to celebrate this by showcasing 6 shorts / commercials / music videos which we think best represent Other Brother Studios and what we have been proudest to help produce since 2016.

Other Brother Studios Film Fund deadline is tomorrow!

September 30, 2021

The deadline for the Other Brother Studios Film Fund 2021 is tomorrow! 2x filmmakers will both receive £750, mentoring support, equipment and advice. Apply now!

£500 shy of our £2,000 goal: Can you help?

August 26, 2021

We are just £500 shy of our £2,000 goal for the Other Brother Studios Film Fund.

Seeking new partners for additional sponsorship: are you interested?

Set up in 2017 the fund aims to support emerging filmmakers in the early stages of their careers. We have supported 4x talented emerging filmmakers since 2017 and as we head into the 5th year of the fund we want to make even more of a difference and raise the support given.

Winning shorts have been shown at 54 film festivals internationally, including ‘7 Planets’ by Milda Baginskaite, the 2017 film fund winner.

From Milda:

“Being a young filmmaker, let alone being young, is not easy. There are lots of us out there, trying to get our films made and a lot of us have good ideas too, I believe. Film being a collaborative affair, we need more people than just ourselves believing in our stories to get them off the ground. Other Brother Studios, first of all, has given me so much confidence in the project, supporting and understanding the story I wanted to tell. From early preproduction until the late distribution stages of 7 Planets, Matthew has given us great advice and provided us with technical support whenever needed. At the same time, our team was given lots of freedom to make our own decisions and creative choices. The challenging budget limitations and a set timescale to produce the film have worked out for the better for us, as any kind of limitations make one think creatively and improvise. With a budget of £500 we managed to have over 20 schoolchildren and a rocket launch in our short. There should exist more creative schemes like Other Brother Studios Film Fund to help and support young creatives make their first steps into the wide, scary and unknown film industry world.”

Please get in touch if you are interested in becoming a partner, we’d love to hear from you: info@otherbrotherstudios.co.uk

5x Commercials for Ridgeview Wine

July 19, 2021

We made 5 commercials for Ridgeview Wine for their campaign #OpenForCelebration

The campaign focussed on four different styles of bottle openers; The Perfectionist, The Magician, The Squealy Popper, The First-Timer.

How do you pop?

An incredibly fun shoot at 69 Drops Studios, with APA COVID safety measures adopted as standard.

RIDGEVIEW - OPEN FOR CELEBRATION

Client: Ridgeview Wine

Agency: YesMore

Agency lead: Zara Irving

Creative Director: Harry Holgate

CAST

Rudina Arapi

Adam Rutledge

Shenton Dixon

Meghna Lall

CREW

Produced by Other Brother Studios, Matthew Lawes-Wickwar, Cambria Bailey-Jones

Directed by Guy Larsen

Cinematographer Ciaran O’Brien

1st AD Gregory Nice

Stylist Silvija Vil

HMUA Christine Rivett

Gaffer Richard Scott

1st AC Bryn Williams

2nd AC Ami Bevilacqua

Runner Niamh Crowley

COVID officer Elvinah Xhignesse

Edit & Grade Matthew Lawes-Wickwar

VFX Chloe Rodham

'Escort' hits No.1 spot on the iTunes charts!

July 14, 2021

Other Brother Studios funded short film ‘Escort’ has hit the No.1 spot for Best Thriller on the iTunes charts!

Directed by Gyulyara Meliki, Escort is a psychological thriller short film about a 1st time escort who encounters a psychopath obsessed with cleansing the world of call girls.

Escort has shown at 7x film festivals internationally and gained actor Actor Arkie Recce a nomination for ‘Best Actor’ at the 2020 Annual Movie Awards.

You can watch it now on Apple TV.

CAST

Arkie Reece & Sophie Kesteven & Loli Mello

CREW

Director & Story: Gyulyara Meliki

Producers: Gyulyara Meliki & Alina Loginova

DOP: George Burt

Music: Evgeny Teilor & Paul Hidden feat Buggsy, feat. Omura

Sound: Alexander Sokur

Editing: Chris Prowse (Pink Banana Studios)

Costumes: Veronika Ilinskaya

A film commissioned by Other Brother Studios film fund 2018.

FILM FESTIVALS

OFFICIAL SELECTION 2020 London Lift-Off Film Festival

OFFICIAL SELECTION 2020 Carmarthen Bay Film Festival

OFFICIAL SELECTION 2020 Russian International Horror Film Awards

OFFICIAL SELECTION 2020 Unrestricted View Film Festival

OFFICIAL SELECTION 2020 New York Lift-Off Film Festival

OFFICIAL SELECTION 2020 Be Epic! Film Fest London

OFFICIAL SELECTION 2020 British Urban Film Festival

AWARDS

NOMINEE Arkie Reece - Best Actor nominee 2020 Annual Movie Awards

Other Brother Studios Film Fund - seeking additional sponsorship

July 14, 2021

Other Brother Studios are seeking additional sponsorship partners for the annual Film Fund.

Important note: please email matthew@otherbrotherstudios.co.uk if you would like to view the following Film Fund winning films:

2017 winner: Milda Baginskaite ‘7 Planets’

2018 winner : Gyulyara Meliki ‘Escort’

2019 winner: Xenia Glen ‘Sew’

As these films are doing the film festival circuit we have to send these films out as private links. Thank you.

New Other Brother Studios Showreel

July 1, 2021

Our 2021 showreel has landed. We are proud to share our latest work, featuring some of our most memorable moments with..

Ridgeview, Nissan, Stingray Music, Seljan Nasibli, Rich Webb, Reuben Hollebon, Guy Larsen, James Slater, Natasha Lawes, Performance Communications, Roundhouse, Yesmore, Nice Productions, Intercontinental Park Lane, Xenia Glen, Gyulyara Meliki, Milda Baginskaite.

Other Brother Studios Ident by @chloerodham ⭐️

Hope you enjoy it! 🍿

On set with Ridgeview Wine.

June 9, 2021

Incredibly fun sparkling wine film shoot for Other Brother Studios with Yesmore Agency for Ridgeview Wine this week.

Watch this space for a campaign launching end of June and being very different to other English Wine brands!

Client: Ridgeview Wine

Agency: YesMore

Account lead: Zara Irving

Creative lead: Harry Holgate

Cast: Rudina Arapi, Adam Rutledge, Shenton Dixon, Meghna Lall

Production company: Other Brother Studios

Producers: Matthew Lawes-Wickwar, Cambria Bailey-Jones

Director: Guy Larsen

1st AD: Gregory Nice

DOP: Ciaran O’Brien

Stylist: Silvija Vil

HMUA: Christine Rivett

Gaffer: Richard Scott

1st AC: Bryn Williams

2nd AC: Ami Bevilacqua

Runner: Niamh Crowley

COVID officer: Elvinah Xhignesse

Filming at the top of The Shard!

May 3, 2021

Other Brother Studios filming at the top of the tallest building in the UK. Tick.

We had an incredible time filming the Tom Donald Trio at the top of The Shard, the weather behaved and gave us, what Matt from The Shard described as, the ‘best sunset in 3 years’. Now that’s lucky!

The films were made for Stingray CMUSIC and will appear on their TV channels soon! HUGE thanks to Matt Clinton from The View from The Shard for making this happen.

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🎥 @matthewlaweswickwar @louiswaite

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7 Planets: 47 Film Festivals and counting..

April 20, 2021

We are so proud of the Other Brother Studios funded short film 7 Planets and it’s talented Director Milda Baginskaite. Shot in 2017, 7 Planets has had quite the film festival ride!

Here is the full list..

OFFICIAL SELECTION 2021 Inheritance Festival

OFFICIAL SELECTION 2021 CineSpace NASA

OFFICIAL SELECTION 2019 Film Bath Festival
OFFICIAL SELECTION 2019 Milwaukee Film Festival
OFFICIAL SELECTION 2019 BSF Barcelona Film Festival
OFFICIAL SELECTION 2019 Traverse City Film Festival
OFFICIAL SELECTION 2019 Crossing The Screen International Film Festival
OFFICIAL SELECTION 2019 Lago Film Fest
OFFICIAL SELECTION 2019 Adelaide International Youth Film Festival
OFFICIAL SELECTION 2019 Cine Ambjent Environmental Film Festival
OFFICIAL SELECTION 2019 Unknow N Film Festival
OFFICIAL SELECTION 2019 New York International Children’s Film Festival
OFFICIAL SELECTION 2019 Landshut Short Film Festival, Germany
OFFICIAL SELECTION 2019 Auburn Adventure Film Festival
OFFICIAL SELECTION 2019 Las Cruces International Film Festival
OFFICIAL SELECTION 2019 Love Your Shorts Film Festival
OFFICIAL SELECTION 2019 Athena Film Festival, Barnard
OFFICIAL SELECTION 2019 IBIZA Cine Fest
OFFICIAL SELECTION 2018 Citizen Janes Film Festival
OFFICIAL SELECTION 2018 Tacoma Film Festival
OFFICIAL SELECTION 2018 East Coast Film Festival
OFFICIAL SELECTION 2018 Femme Frontera Filmmaker Showcase
OFFICIAL SELECTION 2018 Tuzla Film Festival
OFFICIAL SELECTION 2018 Kratasy Film Festival
OFFICIAL SELECTION 2018 Sose International Film Festival
OFFICIAL SELECTION 2018 Vasteras Film Festival
OFFICIAL SELECTION 2018 St Louis International Film Festival
OFFICIAL SELECTION 2018 Fer Film International Film Festival
OFFICIAL SELECTION 2018 Innsbruck Nature Film Festival
OFFICIAL SELECTION 2018 Farcume: Festival International de Curtas-Metragens de Faro, Portugal
OFFICIAL SELECTION 2018 Exit 6 Film Festival
OFFICIAL SELECTION 2018 The Short Cinema Film Festival
OFFICIAL SELECTION 2018 Gozo Film Festival
OFFICIAL SELECTION 2018 Bali International Film Festival
OFFICIAL SELECTION 2018 Hastings Film Fringe
OFFICIAL SELECTION 2018 Detroit’s Trinity International Film Festival
OFFICIAL SELECTION 2018 Two Riversides Film and Art Film Festival
OFFICIAL SELECTION 2018 Olbia Film Network, Short Film Market
OFFICIAL SELECTION 2018 Oporto International Film Festival
OFFICIAL SELECTION 2018 New Horizon Film Festival
OFFICIAL SELECTION 2018 London Rolling Film Festival
OFFICIAL SELECTION 2018 The Shortest Nights, Short Sighted Cinema
OFFICIAL SELECTION 2018 LA1 Shorts
OFFICIAL SELECTION 2018 Manifesto Film Festival
OFFICIAL SELECTION 2018 Moscow International Film Festival
OFFICIAL SELECTION 2018 Ennesimo Film Festival
OFFICIAL SELECTION 2018 Go East Film Festival, Germany

“I used Post Folk, who are an Other Brother Studios company, for all our Post Production and they were superb! We did the whole edit with them as well as the online and grade. It was for my first feature documentary called DBE, which we made about CrossFit star Danielle Brandon. We wouldn't have reached the level of quality without them.”

Antony Green, Head of Production - R.A.D

“Art Station has used Other Brother Studios services for post production on a number of projects and they've been brilliant. Great communication and understanding of our needs and speedy turnaround of work so that we were able to get media out and up online. Highly recommended!”

Clare Palmier, Founder / Director - The Art Station

“A pleasure to work with Matthew on various projects over the past four years in London and Suffolk. He is professional, extremely knowledgable, flexible and all round, fantastic to work with. Highly recommend Matt and his production team!”

Robyn Woronka, PhD researcher studying Cinematic Geography

“We worked with Other Brother Studios in producing a short community-based video covering various Suffolk towns. We found them great to work with -flexible, easy going and professional. We were very pleased with the resulting video.”

Chris Wade, Director, the People & Places Partnership

“We've worked with Matthew & Other Brother Studios many many times over the past few years, and have always been happy with their attention to detail, their ability to make whatever our vision is come to life, and their 'nothing is a problem' attitude.

The next time we're producing any video content, Other Brother will be first on the list to work with. Big thumbs up, all of the stars, etc etc. See you soon.”

Curtis Stansfield, Some Voices

“We worked with Matt and his team at Other Brother Studios to produce videos remotely for our Ridgeview Wine client. The process was fast, with clear and regular communication and the end result was fantastic with everyone incredibly happy and some fantastic results from the campaign. Hope to work together for many years to come.”

Tom Harvey, Yesmore Beverage Marketing Agency

“Matt and his team are my first call when looking to collaborate on international productions for broadcast television. Matt goes to great lengths to understand the creative direction of our projects and brings with it, professionalism, artistry and a wealth of knowledge. They always deliver exceptional productions and it is a pleasure to work with Other Brother Studios.“

Alexandra Edwards, Stingray C-Music

“I’ve been working with Matt for several years and he always brings creativity and professionalism to every job we do. His combination of technical knowledge and artistic flair ensues every film we make is a thing of beauty that consistently wows clients. Wholeheartedly recommend.”

Andrew Mills, School Reel

“It was a pleasure to work with the creative minds at Other Brother Studios. They went to great lengths to ensure they understood the ethos of our work and our hopes for the film. They had a clear vision for the piece and captured the sensitive nature and the human side of our work which resulted in a beautiful, engaging and touching film. They were required to film in a challenging environment with many restrictions, however, they handled this with ease and care. We are very grateful to have such a high quality and professional film to share our work with the world.”

Bridie Coombes, Project Development Officer, Suffolk Artlink

"Other Brother Studios were super professional, down-to-earth and easy to work with. The final product was a beautiful, high-quality visual explanation of what we offer as a business, and we're grateful that they managed to capture the essence of our company in such a unique and memorable way."

Adele Barlow, Head of Content & Communications, Makers Academy

“It was an absolute pleasure working with Other Brother Studios. Their inquisitive nature, friendly approach and eye for detail helped us tell our story in an honest and engaging way. The end result is a beautiful short film that wonderfully encapsulates our ethos, leading to measurable and remarkable results. We cannot wait to bring them back to the distillery, to capture the next stage of our adventure.”

Abbie and Chris, Cooper King Distillery

“Having seen the body of work Matthew was capable of delivering when he was awarded the Film Fund bursary, co-founded by the Roundhouse and Ex-Animo Foundation, we were quick to approach him again to commission him to direct and produce another animated short film, which went on to win many awards. Matthew has established himself as a highly commended film director, and Other Brother Studios as a professional and respected entity in the film production industry.

We have known Matthew for over 6 years, working together, and have always found him a person of great integrity and a bona fide professional with a truly impressive showreel. We were also delighted to hear that Other Brother Studios started their own Film Fund to continue impact investing in young filmmakers.”

Marlena Hellebø, Ex Animo Foundation

“We were knocked out by the video we made with Matt and the team at Other Brother Studios. They made it really easy to get something positive together and delivered on everything they said they were going to do and more. The video concept Matt delivered was spot on, and the shoot and all that followed matched that. Brilliant! Great result. Thanks to you all."

Rich Webb

Sep 26, 2024

Emerging Voices Film Foundation short film fund is OPEN

Emerging Voices Film Foundation film fund 2024 is now OPEN to emerging filmmakers from under-represented groups in the UK.

Sep 9, 2024

Britten Pears Arts release Skylarks film

We were approached by Britten Pears Arts to embark on a long term film project telling individual stories from their community programmes. We followed the journey and impact that participation on these community programmes has on the individuals lives.

Aug 5, 2024

Matthew Lawes-Wickwar interview with Creative UK

I sat down with Simon Bland to talk about the invaluable benefits of Mentorship and Creative Enterprise Foundations course

Jun 28, 2024

STOP DEAD screening at a further 2x festival in July

STOP DEAD has 55x film festival selections and counting inc. 2x screenings in the US in July at Film Audit 2.0 and Days of the Dead Film Festival.

May 31, 2024

SLICE RIGHT screens at OSCAR / BAFTA Qualifying festival.

Two female friends accidentally and unfortunately, murder an internet date and need to clean the blood of their beloved taxidermy cat. Oh, and get rid of the body.

May 28, 2024

The Eyes of Marge wins 2x awards at UVFF!

Congratulations to Harry Shelton and Jamie Thomas from the UNIT team for winning both of their awards at BIFA Qualifying Unrestricted View Film Festival.

May 14, 2024

The Eyes of Marge nominated for 6x awards at Unrestricted View Film Festival!

The Eyes of Marge, directed by Lily Howkins has been nominated for 6x awards at BIFA Qualifying Unrestricted View Film Festival, including: Best Director, Best Cinematography, Best Sound, Best Edit, Best Colourist, Best Costume Designer

May 8, 2024

Sinnerman has been busy screening at film festivals across the UK!

Sinnerman is a coming of age drama centred around two young Jewish men who face the tough decision of whether to embrace their secret relationship and leave their community, or end their relationship and marry the women their parents have chosen for them.

Apr 25, 2024

BTS PHOTOS OF SHORT FILM AN INDIRECT MESSAGE, DIRECTED BY HANSEL RODRIGUES.

Delighted to share BTS photos of short film An Indirect Message, directed by Hansel Rodrigues, supported by Emerging Voices Film Foundation and Other Brother Studios.

Apr 17, 2024

Danielle Brandon Energy, first feature film by Post Folk out now!

Post Folk, an Other Brother Studios Ltd company, provided post production services for Danielle Brandon Energy, a feature documentary about Danielle Brandon.

Apr 15, 2024

STOP DEAD screens at 9x film festivals, totalling 53x film festivals so far.

STOP DEAD continues it’s world tour, playing at the following festivals recently. 53 selections and counting.

Oct 13, 2023

STOP DEAD screens at OSCAR qualifying SITGES International Fantastic Film Festival.

Another OSCAR qualifying film festival screening for this scary short!

8x new film festival selections for STOP DEAD

STOP DEAD has been selected for 8 film festivals in the past month, including an OSCAR qualifier.

Sep 25, 2023

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Sep 21, 2023

Post Folk: Suffolk's first dedicated post-production studio for Film & TV

At the end of last year we submitted an ambitious proposal to the DCMS Create Growth Fund and Innovate UK, to setup the first dedicated post-production studio in Suffolk for Film & TV. Thankfully they thought it was a great idea and we were awarded a grant to make that happen!

Sep 18, 2023

Our film fund is now a registered charity!

Big news and so happy to finally announce that our film fund is now officially a registered charity called Emerging Voices Film Foundation and it is now open for submissions!

Aug 24, 2023

Poster reveal for short film 'The Eyes of Marge' directed by Lily Howkins

As ‘The Eyes of Marge’ nears completion in post, we are thrilled to reveal the poster for this excellent short horror film.

Aug 15, 2023

Sinnerman selected for BAFTA qualifying UK Jewish Film Festival!

The 27th UK Jewish Film Festival will take place from 9 - 19 November 2023 in cinemas and 20th - 27th November online, bringing the best of contemporary Jewish cinema from around the world, to a diverse range of UK audiences.

Aug 8, 2023

STOP DEAD selected for Popcorn Frights Film Festival

STOP DEAD will screen at Popcorn Frights Film Festival in Florida, USA, on August 13th as part of the International Midnighters programme

Jul 24, 2023

More BTS photos of short film Discord, directed by Jen Lim.

Delighted to share a second batch of BTS photos of short film Discord, directed by Jen Lim, supported by Other Brother Studios.